Gulf of Danzig

Gulf of Danzig
geographical name see Gdańsk, Gulf of

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Danzig — /dan sig/; Ger. /dahn tsik/, n. 1. German name of Gdansk. 2. Free City of, a former self governing territory including the seaport of Danzig: constituted by the treaty of Versailles 1920; a part of Germany 1939 45; now in Poland. 754 sq. mi.… …   Universalium

  • Danzig, Gulf of — geographical name see gdansk (Gulf of) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Danzig — noun a port city of northern Poland near the mouth of the Vistula River on a gulf of the Baltic Sea; a member of the Hanseatic League in the 14th century • Syn: ↑Gdansk • Instance Hypernyms: ↑city, ↑metropolis, ↑urban center, ↑port • Member… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Gdańsk, Gulf of — or Gulf of Danzig geographical name inlet of S Baltic Sea in N Poland & W Russia …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Gdańsk, Gulf of — Inlet of the Baltic Sea. Bordered by Poland on the west and south and Russia on the east, it extends 40 mi (64 km) from north to south and 60 mi (97 km) east to west, reaching a maximum depth of more than 371 ft (113 m). Coastal activities… …   Universalium

  • Gdansk — noun a port city of northern Poland near the mouth of the Vistula River on a gulf of the Baltic Sea; a member of the Hanseatic League in the 14th century • Syn: ↑Danzig • Instance Hypernyms: ↑city, ↑metropolis, ↑urban center, ↑port • Member… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Drużno — For the village, see Drużno, Warmian Masurian Voivodeship. Druzno Lake Location Northern Poland Coordinates …   Wikipedia

  • World War II — the war between the Axis and the Allies, beginning on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, and of Japan on August 14, 1945. Abbr.: WWII * * * or Second World War (1939–45)… …   Universalium

  • Gdansk — /gduyonnsk/; Eng. /geuh dahnsk , dansk /, n. a seaport in N Poland, on the Gulf of Danzig. 402,200. German, Danzig. * * * German Danzig City (pop., 2000 est.: 456,574), capital of Pomorskie province, northern Poland. Located at the mouth of the… …   Universalium

  • Gdynia — /geuh din ee euh, yeuh/; Pol. /gdi nyah/, n. a seaport in N Poland, on the Gulf of Danzig. 211,900. * * * ▪ Poland       city, Pomorskie województwo (province), north central Poland. It lies along the Gulf of Gdańsk, just northwest of Gdańsk city …   Universalium

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